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HOW A GROUP OF SCRAPPY ACTIVISTS WILL END REAL FUR
CAFT is the fur industry’s worst nightmare. Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) is the most successful anti-fur campaigning group in the animal rights movement. We are winning, plain and simple. We have stopped 19 companies from selling fur, affecting 100s of brands and businesses, and reshaping the luxury fashion industry’s acceptance of fur.
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NEW MILAN FASHION WEEK TARGET: FIUGGI WATER & LMDV CAPITAL
Barely a week ago, Milan Fashion Week (MFW) lost its third major sponsor, Visa Inc. because activists started protesting its offices and the homes of its executives. While Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) continues to dig its heels in and refuses to denounce fur, they are quickly becoming a pariah. No corporate sponsor will
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Visa Inc. Campaign Recap
The grassroots strikes again! Milan Fashion Week just lost its third major sponsor in the span of three months over its refusal to ban fur on the runway. Visa Inc. a company worth 40 billion dollars, waved the white flag after just seven days of consistent actions by the grassroots anti-fur movement. The goal was
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VISA INC. DROPS MILAN FASHION WEEK!
Visa Inc. waives the white flag after just 7 days… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Visa Inc. Drops Sponsorship of Milan Fashion Week After Anti-Fur Protests International– (April 14, 2026) – Visa has officially ended its partnership with Milan Fashion Week over its continued use of fur. The global anti-fur campaign targeting Milan Fashion Week, announced by
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NEW MFW TARGET: VISA
Milan Fashion Week is one of two major fashion shows still allowing real animal fur to be shown on the runway and we are turning up the heat on their latest sponsor of the show: Visa, Inc. Why Milan Fashion Week & Visa? Milan Fashion Week is an extremely high value target in the fight
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ETSY BANS FUR!
The fur industry has one less place to sell its death products after activists pressured the online marketplace to ditch fur. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etsy Bans Fur After Protest Campaign by Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) New York, NY (April 2, 2026) — Etsy, Inc. has announced a ban on the sale of
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FEBRUARY 2026 ACTIONS AGAINST ETSY!
We’ve got a monthly round-up of the hard-hitting actions against Etsy! Send your action reports at [email protected] to be included in March’s recap! SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH On February 4, 2026, animal rights activists in Salt Lake City showed up outside Square Financial Services to kick off CAFT’s Etsy campaign with a powerful public demonstration
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EMAIL ACTION: NEW MILAN FASHION WEEK TARGET – PORSCHE
CAFT has a new target, and I am sure you will all be as surprised as we were to find out that the German sports car company supports the killing of fur-bearing animals through its partnership with Milan Fashion Week sponsor Franciacorta Wines. TAKE ACTION NOW Just a few weeks ago, Milan Fashion Week was
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The Emmys Go Fur-Free!
We would like to thank the Academy! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAFT Thanks Television Academy for Efforts Towards a Fur-Free Emmy Awards New York, March 06, 2026 – CAFT is pleased to report that the Television Academy has determined the red carpets at all Television Academy Emmy® ceremonies, including the Creative Arts Emmy® Awards and the
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Etsy CEO Disrupted On-Stage by Anti-Fur Activists at Morgan Stanley Investor Conference
Anti-fur activists disrupt Etsy CEO’s presentation.
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13 NEW TARGETS FOR THE ETSY CAMPAIGN!
With a company as big and powerful as Etsy, simply targeting them head on is not going to be enough to take them down. For this reason, CAFT is officially launching secondary targets to turn up the heat on Etsy! Each one of these companies has a board member from Etsy proudly sitting on their
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NEW CAMPAIGN: ETSY INC.!
Etsy sells murder! Behind the cute trinkets, animal figurines, handmade jewelry and crafts Etsy loves to showcase, there is a darker reality hiding in plain sight. Etsy profits from the suffering, exploitation, and killing of beautiful wild animals by allowing furriers and trappers to sell fur on its marketplace. From furriers offloading inventory they can’t
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NEW SECONDARY TARGET FOR MFW CAMPAIGN: FRANCIACORTA WINES!
Franciacorta Wines is sponsoring cruelty! Will they be the next sponsor to drop Milan Fashion Week? Make it clear animal abuse will not be tolerated by sending an email here. After Wella and DHL cut ties with the animal abusers at Milan Fashion Week, attention now turns to Franciacorta Wines, who is still choosing to
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DHL DROPS SPONSORSHIP OF MILAN FASHION WEEK!
Milan Fashion Week loses yet another major sponsor following a sustained, targeted campaign by anti-fur activists. This time, it was against shipping company DHL. The withdrawal of DHL’s support should be a wake-up call for the Italian Fashion Council, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI), whose spineless support of the fur industry is rapidly making
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Wella Drops Sponsorship of Milan Fashion Week After Anti-Fur Protests
One of Milan Fashion Weeks official partners has cut ties after pressure from an anti-fur campaign. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wella Drops Sponsorship of Milan Fashion Week After Anti-Fur Protests International (January 24, 2026) – Wella has officially ended its partnership with Milan Fashion Week (MFW) over the event’s continued use of animal fur. The decision
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WELLA & DHL: SPONSORS OF CRUELTY!
What do a haircare company and a shipping company have to do with the fur industry? Well, as proud sponsors of Milan Fashion Week, Wella, a haircare product company, and DHL, the shipping company, are condoning the caging, anal electrocution, and gassing of baby animals. All this needless suffering of wildlife happens so that designers
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NEW CAMPAIGN: MILAN FASHION WEEK!
First, we came for the designers. Then, we went after the publications. Next, we got New York Fashion Week to go fur-free, and now we’re coming for the rest. If you are one of the pillars supporting and normalizing the fur industry, know that you will eventually hear from the anti-fur movement. Of the “Big
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Rick Owens and Owenscorp ban fur after pressure from CAFT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAFT Announces Victory in Campaign Targeting Rick Owens and Owenscorp New York, NY – Monday, December 15, 2025 – After a five-day protest campaign, the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) announced a major victory: Rick Owens and Owenscorp have committed to not using fur in any future collections. The brand’s
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New Top Target: Rick Owens
CAFT is launching a new campaign targeting one of the most influential designers in the world: Rick Owens. Rick Owens is not your average designer, his label is revered by the fashion world for his dedication to an uncompromising aesthetic and hated by anti-fur activists for his continued use of real animal fur in his
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Hearst Magazines and Harper’s BAZAAR ban fur after pressure from CAFT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAFT Announces Victory in Campaign Targeting Hearst and Harper’s BAZAAR New York, NY – Tuesday, December 9th 2025 – After a five-day protest campaign, The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT) announced a major victory: Hearst Magazines, including Harper’s BAZAAR, Esquire, and Town & Country, has committed not to promote fur